Akselsundet

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Akselsundet is a sound between Van Mijenfjorden and Bellsund at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a width of about 1.2 kilometers, located north of Akseløya, and is the main entrance to Van Mijenfjorden. There are strong tidal currents in the strait, up to five to six knots.{{cite web |url=http://placenames.npolar.no/stadnamn/Akselsundet |title=Akselsundet (Svalbard) |publisher=Norwegian Polar Institute |accessdate=1 July 2013}}{{cite book |title=Arctic Pilot: Sailing directions Svalbard–Jan Mayen |year=1988 | volume =7 |publisher=The Norwegian Hydrographic Service and The Norwegian Polar Institute |location=Stavanger |language= |isbn=82-90653-06-9 |page=213 }} The entrance is marked by a light at Birkelandodden, the northern point of Akseløya.{{cite web |url=http://placenames.npolar.no/stadnamn/Akseløya_lykt |title=Akseløya lykt (Svalbard) |publisher=Norwegian Polar Institute |accessdate=17 July 2013}}{{cite web |url=http://placenames.npolar.no/stadnamn/Birkelandodden |title=Birkelandodden (Svalbard) |publisher=Norwegian Polar Institute |accessdate=17 July 2013}}